skirmish
noun
a fight between small bodies of troops, especially advanced or outlying detachments of opposing armies.
skirmisher
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a word derived from
skirmish.
Example Sentences
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They should not be so deep as to afford cover to the skirmisher.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss
"Life is short," murmured the tavern-keeper, retiring behind a platitude as a skirmisher retires behind a stone.
From Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post
The little skirmisher makes these holes, and the farmer calls it a Sapsucker.
From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 4 October, 1897 by Various
Again and again the pursuit of a skirmisher was driven back by these deadly riflemen.
From The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
For a last time, Houston hit a skirmisher and was hit in return.
From The White Desert by Anton Otto Fischer
